Today health care and health cost is a major drain and a major reason that families in poverty cannot fully develop their human potential. The time has come to make similar efforts in the urban areas as projections show, over the next seven, eight, ten years, more than half of India’s population will be urban. Health systems need strengthening in urban areas. The time has come to evolve an accountable universal health coverage system that invests and strengthens the public health system. We will also have to use the public framework to enlist the services of non-governmental providers both not-for-profit as well as for-profit, to provide the range of services which communities need.

First, I think this is a very innovative initiative -- to address institutional and organizational constraints to improved service delivery. This is a key missing element in the health sector, and I congratulate you and team for moving forward on the institutional front.

- Jerry La Forgia, Lead Health Specialist, The World Bank

NRHM is the most talked about but I was having doubts when it comes to the financial allocations and how it can be used. This workshop has been extremely helpful and now I feel I am much clearer about the concepts.

- One of the participants in NRHM Seminar at IIPH- D

We were given instructions to perform some tasks but were not clear how to do it and what were the guidelines. This seminar helps me to develop a clear understanding. I will definitely use the reference materials, now I have the guidelines with me.

- One of the participants in NRHM Seminar at IIPH- D

The core components of Infection, prevention & control give a very clear idea of what is required to be tackled in a HIC programme.

- One of the participants in Infection Control workshop

This was a very important workshop and an important topic to talk about. Such workshops should be held on a regular basis and should include more number of healthcare workers.